RESIGNATION. Philip Beekman has resigned as president and...

July 2, 1986

MONTREAL — RESIGNATION. Philip Beekman has resigned as president and chief operating officer of The Seagram Co. Ltd. His successor is David Sacks, formerly executive vice president for administration and finance. Edgar Bronfman, chairman and chief executive officer, said Beekman has ''convinced us that solutions to our current challenges lie outside his field.'' Beekman, 54, had been with Seagram for nine years and was president and chief operating officer since 1977. He previously was with Colgate-Palmolive International Inc.